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Five Reasons Why You NEED Dive Into Jason Segel and Kristen Miller's Otherworld

When I got the email that I would be receiving a special package containing a hot off the presses hardback of one of my MOST anticipated releases of the year, I might have happy danced around the place.

Do bookdragons happy dance? I think we can, when it comes to bookish news and then spew fire on everything else? And also devour all books. Yup, that is the life.

Anyway, over the weekend I FINALLY found the time to dive i nto Jason Segel and Kristen Miller's BRILLIANT YA novel, Otherworld and I fell in love with everything it had to offer. So, instead of doing a simple review, I decided to do a post talking about the Five Reasons Why You NEED Dive Into Otherworld:

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In Short: This
book was BRILLIANT – filled with a plot structure that kept evolving, brave and
lifelike characters and a virtual reality game that was more real than virtual.
It was fast paced, filled with twists and a changing environment and
unlike anything I’ve ever read

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There are so many reasons why you should already be holding Otherworld in your arms, including:

1.SIMON EATON:

Within the first few chapters, I was ALREADY in love with
Simon Eaton, the protagonist. He was reckless and ruthless in this world and
Otherworld and unflinchingly loyal to the girl he loved. I loved his courage,
his ability to brave any situation but most of all, his readiness to go to the
ends of this Earth and a virtual reality for a girl he loved. He was a
BRILLIANT character, deep and I loved every second of his three hundred plus
page narration.

2.OTHERWORLD:

This world- the virtual reality people could step into was a
whole other level of insane. I thought this book would be about an unreal life
in a very believable video game made to satisfy your every desire BUT IT WASN’T.
Otherworld
was about how a virtual reality game took a life of its own, a conspiracy,
survival, love, loyalty, secrets and human nature and so different from
anything I’ve ever read before.

3.THE EVOLVING PLOT STRUCTURE:

The plot of Otherworld
is something I marvelled. It was a little confusing at first when Simon put
on a disk and entered the game instead of a headset, with the Children and the
realms but that was one of the biggest mysteries and best parts of this
BRILLIANT BOOK. We move from the real
world to Otherworld and inside Otherworld itself, we switch between
realms that people virtually settle in to indulge in their desires and I LOVED
IT ALL. I loved the conspiracy, the characters, the pace – EVERYTHING.

4.THE PACE AND THE DIMENSIONS:

Otherworld was
FAST paced. There was never a dull moment, and the story kept moving and moving
until we reached the end. Otherworld itself was filled with so
many different dimensions – ones that revolved around rage, desire, greed and
others, ruled by Elementals and it was BRILLIANT. The pace is also
unrelenting and it just keeps going and I loved it.

5.KAT, BUSARA, CAROLE, GOROG AND EVERYONE
ELSE:

As much as I LOVED Simon, I also loved all of the other secondary
characters especially Kat. They were fully rounded and flawed characters with
their own desires that hit you in the face as you read through the book. I
loved Busara and I’m very excited to see where the next book takes us with her.

Otherworld is a
high stakes BRILLIANT fast paced novel centred around a more real than virtual
virtual reality game that will keep you on the edge of your seat and you will
love every minute of it. 4.5 stars.

Blurb Description: The Company Welcomes you ToOTHERWORLDThe new generation of gaming.Welcome to real life 2.0.Are you ready to play?There are no screens. There are no controls. You don’t just see and hear it—you taste, smell, and touch it too.In this new reality there are no rules to follow, no laws to break.You can indulge your every desire.Why would you ever want to leave?Step into Otherworld. Leave your body behind.Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller have created a brilliant and terrifying view of a possible future that’s not far away. OTHERWORLD asks the question we’ll all soon be asking: if technology can deliver everything we want, how much are we willing to pay?

Jason Segel is an actor, a writer, and an author. Segel wrote and starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and co-wrote Disney’s The Muppets, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. On television, Segel starred on How I Met Your Mother and Freaks and Geeks. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling series Nightmares! Otherworld is his first novel for young adults.

Kirsten Miller is the author of the acclaimed Kiki Strike books, the New York Times bestseller The Eternal Ones, and How to Lead a Life of Crime. Otherworld is the fifth novel Kirsten has written with Jason Segel. kirstenmillerbooks.com

What are some of your favourite futuristic books?

What do you think about Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality?

Are you a gamer? What are some of your favourite games?

If you've read Otherworld or have any recommendations like it for me, I'd love to hear what you think!

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Aditi is nineteen (Is that Adult or Teenager?) and is (Still) slaving away at university. If you ever need to find her, just knock on the door to her Bookshelf (Narnia Closet, really, so HUSH) but she may or may not answer. Consider yourself warned. She's still a book hoarder, has sort of learnt how to drive a car and can't wait to travel the world outside of a book.